Richard Cromwell (actor)

This is a page about the American actor Richard Cromwell. For the British ruler and prominent historical figure of the 17th century of the same name, see Richard Cromwell.

Film Career Ends, New Career Begins

In the early 1940s, Enemy Agent starred Cromwell as a draftsman who thwarts the Nazis. The film was from Universal Pictures and it co-starred Helen Vinson, Robert Armstrong, and Jack La Rue. Cromwell enjoyed a career boost, if not a critically-acclaimed performance, in the mid-1940s film adaptation of the hit radio serial: Cosmo Jones, Crime Smasher. He then went on to appear in marginal but still watchable fare such as Baby Face Morgan, which co-starred Mary Carlisle and was produced by Producers Releasing Corporation, one of the "Poverty Row" studios. Cromwell finally retired from films after his last, a noir flick of 1948, entitled Bungalow 13, in which he starred with Margaret Hamilton. All told, Cromwell's film career spanned 39 films.

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1940s - Nazis - Universal Pictures - Robert Armstrong - Margaret Hamilton - 39

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In the 1950s, Cromwell went back to his given name and studied ceramics. He built a pottery studio at his home. The home still stands today and is located in the hills above Sunset Boulevard on North Miller Drive. There, Radabaugh successfully designed coveted decorative tiles for his industry-friends, as well as for noted architectural landmarks, including the Pantages Theater in Hollywood. Radabaugh's original tiles as well as his large decorative wall paintings of Adam and Eve can still be seen today in the lobby and mezzanine of the restored theater.

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1950s - Sunset Boulevard - Pantages Theater - Adam and Eve

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As Radabaugh, he also wrote extensively, producing several published stories and an unfinished novel in the 1950s. Cromwell was an early participant and supporter of Alcoholics Anonymous in the Los Angeles Area. Cromwell continued with his ceramics production business, with noted corporate clients during this period including The Beverly Hilton Hotel, where many of his Aztec-styled objects d'art were displayed.

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1950s - Alcoholics Anonymous - Aztec - Objects d'art

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